The following is a voice recording of the Renga that Charley and I wrote, called “Road of Ashes” The link to the written text is here, but it really comes alive when read out loud.
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WOW! It really does come alive in the hearing; so glad you did that. You two really did an amazing bit of work on this one.
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Good to go to post on OLN?
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Gets my vote!
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…and it’s nice to hear your voice, my friend 🙂
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Thanks!
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Dang! You sound downright distinguished; highfalutin, even! And, of course, the poem is… well, what can I say? Sorry I didn’t respond earlier. I crashed and am not clear-headed yet. But thank you for this!
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OK, we’re up on OLN. Let’s see how it goes. It is a terrific poem. Recording was a bear. Went through a lot of takes!
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You th’ man!
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A lovely poem… and sounds wonderful as well read aloud.
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Thank you!
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For some reason it didn’t play for me… but I love the thought of collaboration, and the poem itself.
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Poets indeed! You certainly nail it here with a great collaboration and perhaps in a way you wouldn’t have done without this approach. Unfortunately, like Bjorn, the sound file didn’t play for me either…
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Love this collaboration! Seamless transition from voice to voice!
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #5: Qbit presents a voice recording of his and Charley’s Renga!
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It won’t play for me, damn my computer…and I can’t find the written text. Can you send it to me??? I desperately want to read it. Thank
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A great collaboration and I love the reading. I smiled when I saw the title – I wrote a poem called ‘A Road of Ashes’ while in Prague in 2008 which was part of my post-grad creative writing portfolio.
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Brava!! Encore!
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Thanks so much!!
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That opening really got to me. And holy moly, is that ending strong! Exceptional work.
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Thanks!! The opening is what got the whole thing rolling for us.
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BTW, been reading through your work too. Great stuff!
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Oh goodness, thank you!
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This really brought it to life. You guys did an excellent job!
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I always like it best when poets read their own work. A seamless collaboration.
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I enjoyed listening to the reading. I couldn’t tell where the the first ended and the second began. That suggests a successful collaboration.
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Thanks! When you record, it looks like you use sound cloud. A lot of folks had difficulty playing the recording, is that a known problem with the WordPress audio system?
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Initially I had trouble playing the recording, but then I reloaded the page and it worked. One of the things I like about SoundCloud is that it puts my recordings on a platform with other recordings and I can organize them easily. I think that also makes it easier for people who are looking for audio but who aren’t using WordPress.
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I couldn’t listen to the recording either…so disappointed. I don’t know why it didn’t work. But I love what you two did together, BRAVO!
Gayle ~
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I’m so glad you decided on the spoken word. It brought yours and Charlie’s words to life. I hope you choose to do more in the future
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Thank you! And we will!
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